Chilling out wif a bandaged big toe

Yeah tat's wat am doin nw....jus sitting on my chair n listening to beethoven's piano piece.N yeah u guessed it rite,blogging :-)

In case u've been wondering hw am able 2 blog on wed,at a time when am supposed to be in camp nw.i didn't go on AWOL or anything like tat but am on MC tat's y.

I've got an in-grown nail since my BMT and i left it untreated until tis wk when i tink is e best time 4 me to seek treatment.When i saw my camp's MO(medical officers,btw they r gd souls :-) )last friday,they told me my toe got some slight infection.Initially,i was hesitant bout e treatment(by removing e nail)coz it means i've to miss route marches n ICCT,only 2 retake at a later date.But i decided nt to take any chances wif e toe,so i decided to remove it.Before removing my nail,they told me e "risk" involved in tis...such as pain like hell n bleed like there's no tomorrow.LOL.But no kidding,all of it came true.Actually my bandage dressing is nt as neat as tis,the medics initially wrapped my foot up until i look like a "war hero".But in e end,common sense prevailed n they wrapped it like tis :-)

N so i've been on MC since last friday.When i first got hm,i took a little nap coz i felt very drained wif all e bleeding.After waking frm e nap,i ate my dinner wif my parents in e dining rm.My heart was deeply touched as i take bite after bite.Only then i realised tat it's been a long time since i've ate my dinner at hm.N i realli missed home-made dinner,over all outside food n definitely cookhse food.Nothing beats home-cooked food.Perhaps....jus perhaps,NS helps me to appreciate n cherish e every little thing tat counts.

On sunday,i went out wif yu fang after service.She's a gd fren during poly times.It's been a few mths since i've caught up wif her.We ate at northpt sakae sushi for dinner n chatted for quite a awhile.After tat,we went to GV yishun n watched definitely,maybe.It was an "ok" average show but wif an interesting concept behind e story.But nevertheless,it's been a great time together wif her.

Oh yes,tis is a little sneek peek of my hse

OK....mus go slp nw...tata!!!

Long time in the coming

Time seriously flew past my eyes since i've enlisted


If i count with my fingers,it's been a while 10 mths since i've enlisted.Hmm...n it's also 2 mths since i've updated my entries.Many things happened during e past 2 mths.MSK escape,eugene came back to our platoon etc......Btw i also moved into a new hse at yishun.It's nt realli tat big since it's a 3 room flat.But i kind of like it coz it's got a homely feel to it.I wish i could show e photo of my hse but i haven't got any time left to do so(coz i gotto bk into camp soon).But i'll put it up nxt wk when i come back.

Well anyway i'll b back nxt wk for more.......tata!!!

chinese new year

• Clothes nt bought


• Haven't even visit any relative's hse


• hongbao harvest is very low(well yeah....but it's still e thought tat counts :-)


• Can't get back 2 m'sia to visit my paternal grandma


• lost my red shoe during deployment

So all in a nutshell,tat's wat happened during CNY after e deployment to jurong island n all.But on a brighter side..........

• CNY lasts for 15 days,so i can still visit my relatives(thank God it's tat long...hehe)


• 2molow's my bday,feb 12....OLE!!!


• am goin 2 buy some clothes on sat off days


• humongous increase in my feb salary(mUahAhA!!!)


• went to matthew's hse yesterday for CG reunion lunch n played citadel....
• yesterday i bought a new shoe to replace my lost shoe....yeah
  

A jolly 1.5 day rest...hopefully

I was almost about to type "2 days rest" until i rmembered tat we might hav recalled back to jurong island.But am praying n keeping my fingers tightly crossed tat i dun hav to be recalled to jurong island tml....or for e rest of e deployment....heehee :-)

i jus came back frm orchard road after playing pool n watching movie wif hong siong(pls pronounce his name wif a deeeeep voice :-) ) n yi hui.Without uncertainty,tuesday is e day to chill n relax after a wk of deployment at jurong island.

For the past few wks,my section has been to different parts of jurong island to keep vigilant watch for any suspicious stuff.There's a particular sector(i'll call it "nuts" sector) where standing is a real bore.It's seriously really boring to stand forever n let ppl laugh at u(coz of my height).As boring as the "nuts" sector can get,the "china" sector is e total opposite.It's so much more enjoyable coz it's really breezy at e "tango"(got Q's ask me via sms)n frm dere i can see sentosa n the city.Whenever am doing e "tango" watch over e city,it brings back memories b4 NS.Oh yes,dere's an abundance of extravagant creature comfort in e form of 3-in-1 coffees,milo,biscuits etc.....tat's very much bout e past few wks of deployment.

During one of my sentry watch,i felt realli bored n sianzzed.I started thinking hw to improve my relationship wif my platoon mate.But i couldn't think of any concrete solution n hw will it end up when ORD draws near.i felt helpless bout tat.Nxt i wonder hw n when will i ever do further study coz i hav average GPA n nt wealthy enuf to go overseas.Again,i felt helpless.Nxt i wonder y does everything seems so bleak n seems to b getting worse??I asked God bout tis n he answered by reminding me bout jacob's wrestling wif e angel n his wrenched hips.

In tat story,jacob displayed perseverence in tough situation by wrestling n struggling against e angel all night long for blessing.Tat's nt to say we nd to wrestle wif an angel to be blessed :-) But tat,perseverence is impt to overcome watever obstacles come in our way.Thru e process of overcoming,strong character n rite attitude will grow.The human hip is one of the strongest part of the human body.So the wrenched hip symbolises certain weakness,problem tat we nd God to depend on for help.

Hmm...though e nite is long but it's no longer getting any younger.i gtg nw for a gd slp.But i'll b back in blogsphere soon...TATA!!!

Hello 2008...bye bye 2007

Oooooh.......

My mind is goin a lil laggy n sleepy nw arhh.Tat's cause i went to e new yr countdown wif my CG at vivocity,den later to stay overnite wif e SP gp at raffles place.

While we r chilling out at e cafe watching e fireworks,we had a new obsession:citadel.It was a really fun game tat had us in laughter,suspense n mock tears for hrs.The rule to winning tis game is to hav as many gold points when someone has 8 districts to close the game.There were many character in tis game but we picked onli 9 character cards.Most of e time,many of us picked e assassin n thief cards stealing n killing n building districts along the way to win e game.During e first round,lean choo picked e thief card n tried to steal frm e architect.But it turned out tat no one picked the architect card so she nv get any $$...lol.But she did managed to steal some $$ in the later rounds.Though we played for ard 4 hrs,it feels like kindof long...tat's until i saw tat it's 15 mins to 2008.So after we finished e game n e countdown is over,we were on our way back hm.I tot everything's over until gideon told me he's meeting e SP fellas.

matthew,phillip n timothy chilling at corduroy cafe

And so we went to raffles place n met up wif them.It was a great time catching up wif them after such a long time.We were like sitting under the stars talking cock,sing along....etc.It reminds me of the days b4 goin to e army.But some of us were getting tired at ard 3pm.i actually chat randall up but she was really really tired so i decided nt to do it.In the end,i started to doze off also...lol.As the morning draws near,we moved out to go for some breakfast.But many places were still nt opened so bo pian mus go hm eat our own breakfast.

When i came home,i quickly cleaned up myself n slp straight away.When i woke up,i quickly list e new yr resolution coz with e new yr comes new targets to meet...so here it is

personal

• b more generous in giving time n resource
• be a salt n lite in NS
• closer relationship wif God;more breakthrus in my life
• more faith
• better relationship wif my platoon mates

Goals for 2007

• get marksman badge n combat skill badge
• bring bo jin over to christ
• successful entry to chemistry in NUS or NTU

Life to the full

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."-Helen Keller

That sentence is something tat's been occupying on my mind alot as i was thinking wat to do after ORD.

1st thing is tat i wan 2 earn a doc or masters in chemistry n b a researcher:

2nd thing is to skydiving:

3rd thing is to backpack to somewhere exotic,maybe even ard e world:

NS has made me realise tat time is very little n precious.Esp when i can only see my family, closest frens n CG mates for only 1.5 days every week.A boring life would make a "sian" story for all who would listen but a adventurous life would make an inspiring n powerful story for all who would listen.Moreover God's word also rang a bell in me:

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.---John 10:10

Jesus came,died n raised alive again after 3 days so tat all man will b freed frm sin n live life to e fullest.No longer stuck to the old ways we used to live in,but to a life tat Jesus has for us.Tat's y i wan to live fully for him.To b a researcher for him.To skydive n backpack for him.Life can be an adventure,but wif him ard,it'll b even more adventurous.

B4 tat i have to SAVE LOTS OF MONEY ARR!!!

3 hrs to go back maju camp

3 hrs to book in at maju camp,6 SIR

OOps!!Did i mention 6 SIR,nt 3 SIR?B4 asking y the change of camp,let me tell the whole story.

When i first booked into selarang camp,there was the usual orientation briefing by the OC(officer commanding).Jus like how SP principal would give a speech when i 1st came into SP(chill...the OC doesn't look like him anyway).Some hours into the late morning,i got a phone call from CMPB ppl telling me tat am not supposed to be at 3SIR but at 6SIR.So i got onto a 5-tonner and headed to maju camp wif 5 other ppl.

Once i reached maju camp,many other stuffs had to be done.Well i can't really blog about it here coz of SAF policy of not blogging about their operational and training stuffs and about troop morale(so much more for freedom of speech in singapore...yeah,but tat's life).I wasn't expecting much when i first arrived in maju camp,except for thinking i'll spending the remaining 1 yr 9 mths there.

But i was wrong coz it's much more than tat.

When i reached my company training,i met hong siong and one of my poly classmates,Brian.That changed my thoughts about my purpose in NS coz i finally realised am here in 6SIR without reason.But jus exactly wat the purpose is,i still do nt noe e answer yet

But am sure God'll tell me e answer soon :-)

Unit badge of 6 SIR(tat's hw it looks like :-) )